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Cigar box

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1901

GUSN

GUSN-21265

Description

Wooden cigar box. Rectangular w/ a hinged lid. Paper border around edges w/ brand information painted on wood.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cigar boxes
wood (plant material)
BOX, CIGAR

Inscription

Painted on box [partial inscription]: ""CLASS A/ Perfectos/ WARD ROBERTS INC./ W.P.R./ TRADEMARK/ INC./ FACT NO. 305 1ST., Dist, Pa.""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Ward Roberts Inc. (Maker)

Location of Origin

PA, USA

Dimensions

2.5 x 8.375 x 5.5 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.4207

Places

Pennsylvania (United States)

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